diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cae71e32..a9d473e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ Procfile
 #.travis.yml
 
 #temporary files folder
-tmp
\ No newline at end of file
+tmp
+
+#file used by c9
+apache-status
\ No newline at end of file